Samsung Galaxy S4 mini preview: First look

30 May 2013
If there was anything certain after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, it was the imminent arrival of a mini version. The question wasn’t whether or when – the Galaxy S4 mini is drafting even closer behind the flagship than its predecessor did last season...

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  • 31 May 2013

Anonymous, 31 May 2013That was quick GSMArena. Thanks for the preview. The no... moreYes if audio quality is good via headphones / powered speakers and the camera is ok should be a good phone.

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    • AnonD-141370
    • Sgv
    • 31 May 2013

    Will the migration from 3G to 4G, free up more space on 3G and as a result, speed it up more?
    Just curious.

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      • bogdan
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      • 31 May 2013

      AnonD-111304, 31 May 2013wait for HTC m4 aka htc one mini, will blow the s4 mini in ... morewhy? htc one mini will have 2gb ram > 1gb ram s4 mini

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        • vish9250gtx
        • fj9
        • 31 May 2013

        gws89, 30 May 2013The testing model is it 3G or 4G LTE version?sony is best

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          • uuy
          • 31 May 2013

          wait for HTC m4 aka htc one mini, will blow the s4 mini in every aspect, except for ram.

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            • AnonD-132351
            • KI3
            • 31 May 2013

            S4 mini is alot better than s2 it has krait cores rather than cortex a9 on s2 plus its clocked much higher at 1.7ghz rather than 1.2ghz plus it has snapdragon 400 which is alot better than s2's exynos .... S4 mini also has much better ppi and lastly it has 50% more ram at 1.5gb ram rather than 1gb ram

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              • Sgv
              • 31 May 2013

              Anonymous, 31 May 2013S4 vs S4 mini layman comparison Both can watch 1080p vi... moreWell, i'm having second thoughts and might do just that.

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                • wgx
                • 31 May 2013

                Jonfensu, 31 May 2013I have seen the S3 Display and its oversaturated. Not bad a... moreThe problem with sony displays is the viewing angles. Unless you are pretty square to the device they are terribly washed out.

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                  • rajesh
                  • 31 May 2013

                  It should arround 20000 thousand.......

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                    • 31 May 2013

                    masoud, 30 May 2013dude do you compare super amoled with sony tft dispalys? so... moreI have seen the S3 Display and its oversaturated. Not bad at all but unrealistic. The TFT Sony display is better for the daily use and the BE2 do the right job in the Album and Movie apps. For the viewing angels... Well I dont want people watching what I am doing so thats an advantage for the privacy.
                    Sony have ended the 4.1.2 update with the P/S/Acro S etc. So the SP like the Z/ZL will get Android 4.2 soon maybe in June.... And Are not you enough strong to lift up a 155gr phone, are you? LOL

                    PS. The S4mini is only better in the RAM aspect... But Will you choose the S4 Mini over the S3? (As everyone knows, the SP is better ,in minor aspects, than S3)

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                      • 31 May 2013

                      masoud, 30 May 2013dude do you compare super amoled with sony tft dispalys? so... morei dont see people who read message from a different angle

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                        • KFM
                        • 31 May 2013

                        Thax samsung u fulfill my dream to buy galaxy s4, now i buy that phon galaxy s4 mini when they lonch.... :)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • PGX
                          • 31 May 2013

                          S4 vs S4 mini layman comparison

                          Both can watch 1080p video
                          Both can record 1080p video
                          Both can listen to music and expand via sd card
                          Both can record sound from mic
                          Both can use bluetooth / wifi / nfc
                          Both can play the latest games on play store
                          Both can use as remote control
                          Both have capable front and back camera
                          Both can last a day.
                          Only 1 has fm radio.

                          Basically s4 mini has all the features of s4 and more, with s4 a hairline faster, better save your money and buy the mini and get more feature.

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                            • AnonD-143984
                            • LhR
                            • 31 May 2013

                            Well i'm an S2 owner, end of contract, looking for the next phone. The S3 is too big, battery life too poor. The phone i got has a poor battery life without being too big. The S3 mini is basically a step down from the S2 in every spec you look at. The S4 is too big, if only it wasn't so damn expensive. Almost makes the overpriced Iphone range look reasonable if they weren't so midrange by today's standards. So maybe Samsung has come up with a phone that's a decent size and can be operated one handed like the S2, has a worthwhile increase in CPU and GPU performance, and doesn't need recharging religiously every night. You never know, miracles may happen.

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                              • AnonD-2686
                              • Pvm
                              • 31 May 2013

                              No wonder it has 1.5gb ram, seeing all that sammy bloatware....

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                                • speedy
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                                • 31 May 2013

                                Anonymous, 31 May 2013S4 mini is NOT Pentile. So even with not so high ppi(257p... moreActually, if you look at the video, the screen is sh*t. Try a HTC One X screen or Xperia P/V/S, aha, it smashes S4 mini's head.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • m}e
                                  • 31 May 2013

                                  S4 mini is NOT Pentile.
                                  So even with not so high ppi(257ppi is great, though) iT's one of the greatest displays on the Planet. Super AMOLED.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • UD}
                                    • 31 May 2013

                                    That was quick GSMArena. Thanks for the preview.

                                    The non-pentile screen is a nice surprise.
                                    If this phone got an excellent audio quality readings (fingers crossed for a Wolfson DAC), I'm definitely getting one.



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                                      • 31 May 2013

                                      AnonD-149938, 30 May 2013Thats what I said that the gpu of xsp is better than the mi... moresorry XSP kills s4 mini, in every aspect, ppi is better, bigger dispay, not over saturated, has adreno 320 GPU same as xperia Z, looks way better, and you can pick it up brand new on ebay for about £250..s4 mini will be a lot more..etc..

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                                        • AnonD-70007
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                                        • 31 May 2013

                                        Im hope this S4 Mini price is cheaper than Xperia SP